Natalia was stunned, looked up and saw the handsome face of Archie.
With a slight start, she was about to sit up and wanted to leave.
However, the space in the carriage was quite limited, and the man was tall enough, when she straightened up from his lap, her head hit the roof of the car.
"Look out!"
Fortunately, Archie had a quick reaction and put his hand between her head and the roof of the car.
Natalia bumped into his hand. Archie held her on his lap and said seriously, "Don't move. We'll be home soon."
Natalia had no choice but to stay still and then she asked in confusion, "I fell asleep?"
"Yes. You've caught a cold. When you get home, ask Mrs. Dottie to prepare some ginger soup for you."
Natalia frowned and raised her hand to her forehead.
Indeed, it seemed to be a little hot.
After the car arrived home, they got off. Archie ordered Mrs. Dottie to cook ginger soup and ordered her to go back to her room immediately for a hot bath.
The air conditioner was on in the room, and the hot bath could also help her feel better, so Natalia just did as she was told obediently.
But unexpectedly, he heard a scream from upstairs just immediately after she went up.
"AHHHH!!"
The expression on Archie's face changed drastically and he hurried upstairs.
The bedroom door was open, and the bathroom door was shut tight, but the light was illuminating from the other side.
Archie frowned and knocked on the door.
"What's the matter, Natalia?"
For a moment, from the inside came Natalia stuffy voice, "I'm OK! Leave me alone!"
The sound of her voice could not muffle the forbearance and pain in her tone.
Archie's face became darker.
"Open the door!"
There was no more answer from the other side of the door.
Then there was the indistinct sound of rustling.
Still, with a cheerless expression, Archie decided not to wait. He found the key to the door and open it up.
At the moment the door opened, his pupil shrank.
He was riddled by both amusement and dejection.
Wrapped in a towel, Natalia had taken a fall. With her head still covered in bubbles, she lied next to the bathtub in a rather awkward position.
Seeing him, Natalia reached out the hand that was rubbing her leg to cover her embarrassed face.
Archie walked in.
"Mrs. McCarthy, is it a bathing show?"
He crouched down beside her.
"Get out! Get out of here!"
Natalia was so embarrassed, and at that moment, she just wanted to dig a hole and hide. She didn't even care about her face and wanted to push him away.
Archie took hold of her wrist and, seeing that one of her legs was lying in an eerie, straight position, he reached out and grabbed her ankle.
"Have leg cramp?"
Natalia did not want to admit it, but still she nodded.
She turned away in embarrassment, breaking away from his gaze.
Archie's eyes darkened for a moment, and then he picked her up in his arms and put her on the vanity stand next to him.
Natalia hurriedly wrapped the bath towel on her body even tighter.
The man did nothing but take her by the ankle and rub it.
He had quite the technique, using just the right amount of pressure. Soon, the tension was released from her cramped leg.
"Better?"
He asked in a gentle voice.
Natalia nodded.
With the light turned on in the bathroom, the temperature got warmer and warmer. Archie found the woman who only wrapped herself in a bath towel biting her lips. Aggrievance, unwillingness and an awkward helplessness were all written on her face. For some reason even unknown to himself, he just felt his throat hot and dry.
He straightened up and put his hands at her sides.
"Mrs. McCarthy, if you want to seduce me, can you try another time? I don't want to do it with a patient."
Natalia's blushing face suddenly became crimson.
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